Leesfield Shapiro obtained a $5,687,000 jury verdict this week for a man who suffered the loss of his right leg after he was hit by a negligent driver.
This case was handled by Trial Attorney Carlos A. Fabano.
“This verdict reflects our commitment to our clients and pursuing the accountability that they deserve,” Mr. Fabano said. “This defendant’s negligence resulted in permanent injury to our client and that must be answered for.”
A 5-year-old boy died after a digital whiteboard in a Brevard County elementary school classroom fell on him, according to reporting from NBC 6 South Florida.
School officials said in a statement that the “tragic accident” occurred at Riviera Elementary School in Palm Bay. School staff called 911 after the estimated 120-pound board fell on the child. Staff also performed “emergency life-saving measures,” according to NBC 6 reporting. The boy was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center where he died.
The superintendent confirmed to reporters that the board was mounted on the wall and fell on the student. The superintendent went on to say that the boards are installed throughout the school district by a licensed, third-party vendor “in accordance with manufacturer guidelines.”
At least two people, including one high school student, died after a Monday, Oct. 5, crash involving a school bus in Central Florida.
The crash occurred around 6:15 a.m. involving a school bus from Winter Haven High School and two other vehicles, The Miami Herald reported. The bus rolled over in the crash.
A 10th-grade student, whose name has not been released, was killed as well as a driver from one of the other vehicles involved in the collision. The driver of that vehicle, a Jeep that caught fire following the crash, was not released. WFLA, a local news station, reported that the student was 16 and the driver of the Jeep was 26 years old.
At least on person has died following a two-boat collision in the Everglades in Broward County, The Miami Herald reported.
Alessandro Borgo, 32, of New Jersey, died at a hospital following the collision.
The incident happened Friday, Oct. 2, around 6:20 p.m. and involved two airboats, one carrying an operator and passenger and the other — allegedly being driven by Borgo — carrying two other passengers. The boats were traveling through the wetlands of Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, the newspaper reported.
From transportation snafus to issues with her American Disabilities Act tickets, a popular University of Miami student and influencer, Elle Yona, recently shared her experience at a football game, highlighting everyday struggles for people with disabilities.
The video, which has since gone viral on her account, opens with the college student in her wheelchair on a bus ramp that got stuck. Elle, who was paralyzed from the neck down as the result of a spinal cord stroke at 16, said that she was stuck for about five minutes “in front of everyone” while it was fixed.
She captioned the video as “just my luck” with accompanying emojis and tags.
A Pennsylvania teen sprang into action after her school bus driver had a medical emergency and the whole thing was caught on tape, according to reporting from Fox 13 News – Tampa Bay.
The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 18, in Hollidaysburg, a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Bus surveillance footage shows children walking up the aisle of the bus to get off at their stop. The bus slowly begins moving, with the line of students hesitating and looking at their driver in confusion.
After a brief, flummoxing moment, the students discover that their driver is suffering from a medical emergency.
The driver who police say crashed into an electric motorcycle carrying two minors, killing one of them, in Northwest Miami-Dade turned himself in, police say.
The incident occurred on Sept. 9 shortly before 9 p.m. when two minors, 10 and 15 years old, were heading south on Northwest Seventh Avenue, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. As they crossed Northwest 117th Street, a vehicle at the intersection attempting to make a left turn to go west crashed into them. Both children were ejected from the motorcycle and the driver allegedly drove off, according to police.
Both children were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The 10-year-old tragically died on Sept. 10. As of Tuesday, Sept. 29, the newspaper reported, the boy remains in critical condition.
Two more Bronx neighborhoods were recently added to an ongoing alert for a Legionnaires’ disease cluster identified by the New York City Department of Health.
Initially, the investigation focused on parts of Melrose and Morrisania (ZIP codes 10451and 10456.) On Sunday, Sept. 20, the NYDOH expanded the alert, adding 10455 and 10459 after cases within a few blocks of 10456 were identified.
At least 21 people tested positive for Legionnaires’ in connection to the cluster, according to reporting from local media. Three people were still hospitalized as of Monday, Sept. 21, while 14 others had been discharged. Two more were not hospitalized and two others died.
At least two people have died, and several others were injured in multiple South Florida crashes over the weekend.
The first of the collisions occurred on Friday, Sept. 25, just before 8 a.m. The crash was located at North Collier Boulevard and East Elkam Circle. Officials told reporters with local media that a motorcyclist heading north on Collier Boulevard was in the left lane approaching East Elkman Circle when another vehicle, a Toyota Tacoma, was traveling south on the same road on the inside lane and was also approaching East Elkman Circle. The motorcyclist allegedly attempted to turn and was T-boned by the pickup truck, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.
The man was identified as a 67-year-old from Marco Island. The driver of the Tacoma was identified as a 33-year-old from Naples. The motorcyclist was taken to Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, where he died from his injuries.
A woman who was attacked by four dogs while on a walk in her neighborhood talked to reporters about her experience after the last of the animals was found and captured.
The attack happened on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 17, near a home on Northwest 145th Street and 11th Court, according to reporting from CBS News. Much of the attack was caught on camera and involved four terrier mixes.
The dogs, which allegedly belong to the homeowner’s ex-husband, were staying at the home when they escaped the property with some jumping the fence and at least one going underneath it. The homeowner told CBS News that she tried getting the shelter to pick up the animals but alleged that they “didn’t want to pick up the dogs.”
